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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
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Decision Making
RAPID
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
10-20 min45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-100+3-124-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
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FacilitationInclusionIdeation
DecisionRolesGovernance
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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